The Los Angeles Unified School District has seen better days. Over the last decade, LAUSD’s enrollment has dropped by approximately 200,000, and the system faces a projected $1.46 billion cumulative deficit by 2019. Betsy DeVos, our current national secretary of education, has threatened to make matters even worse by voicing support for a school voucher […]
Author Archives: Pravin Visakan
Pravin Visakan: Westwood’s alcohol permit process needs improvement
For students, the absence of alcohol doesn’t have to mean a bad time. But for many businesses, the inability to sell beer, wine or distilled spirits can end the party before it even begins. The city of Los Angeles is not known for its simple and efficient bureaucracy. On top of a permit process by […]
Westwood Neighborhood Council recap – Jan. 11
Comments by public officials Janet Turner, from Rep. Ted Lieu’s office, said he had been appointed as assistant whip and to the House Judiciary Committee. She added that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs plans to open a legal clinic for veterans in association with UCLA by the end of summer. Chris Ragsdale, Los Angeles […]
USAC looks to expand off-campus housing resources for students
This post was updated Nov. 15 at 10:55 p.m. Undergraduate student government leaders are gathering data to help address problems with off-campus housing. Undergraduate Students Association Council President Danny Siegel said his office started compiling information about rent prices and renters’ rights in the fall. He promised to advocate for lower rent prices and greater […]